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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: Bloody News, From Page 199 Through Page 269.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What California town was the Armenian-American writer William Saroyan from?
(a) Fresno.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Lodi.
(d) Oakland.

2. What colors were the threads on the brocade of Mr. Blumenthal's yarmulke?
(a) Blue and yellow.
(b) Silver and blue.
(c) Blue and gold.
(d) Silver and gold.

3. What color were the kitchen cabinets in the Balakian's new home in Tenafly?
(a) Oak.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Pine.
(d) Maple.

4. What kind of business did Dovey's family run in the United States?
(a) Office cleaning.
(b) Taxi.
(c) Dry cleaning.
(d) Courier.

5. What degree was Balakian's girlfriend working on when he visited her, instead of going to his grandmother's memorial service?
(a) Medical degree.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Law degree.
(d) MBA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Balakian giving the poetry reading which his Aunt Anna attended?

2. What anniversary was the Soviet Armenian Republic celebrating when Balakian's father wrote to his son at college urging him to learn more about the country?

3. What color dress did Auntie Anna wear while delivering a talk at Balakian's college?

4. How was Dovey related to Balakian's grandmother?

5. In his discussion of his Aunt Anna's education, what did Balakian say was the percentage of female PhD's in the early 1940s?

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